This is a collection of news about border issues, particularly those seen from Arizona and regarding the right to keep and bear arms. Sources often include Mexican media. It's often interesting to see how different the view is from the south.
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Friday, October 14, 2011

AZMEX UPDATE 2 14-10-11

Posted October 14, 2011, 2:28 AMTwo thousand 100 migrant trapped in six daysAuthorities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), reported the seizure of more than 20,120 pounds of narcotics.Also seized drugs for more than eleven million dollars.Omar ChiqueteNogales, Arizona - New Day

Authorities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), reported the seizure of more than 20,120 pounds of narcotics, with an estimated value of over $ 11.5 million and the arrest of two thousand illegal migrants and 142 immigrants inadmissible Arizona border between March and October 9.The seizures of narcotics consisting of more than 19,987 pounds of marijuana, 93 pounds of cocaine, nearly 17 pounds of methamphetamine and 24 pounds of heroin. CBP also intercepted two firearms and $34,840 in cash and 65 vehicles used for illegal purposes.On October 4, a K-9 team working on the Interstate 19 checkpoint alerted on a vehicle driven by a woman, 36 years old United States citizen, accompanied by her four children under 17, 9, 6 and 4.The vehicle was subjected to a secondary inspection, where officers found eight packages of marijuana hidden in the trunk. The packages have a combined weight of 197 pounds and an estimated $98,500.Officers arrested a man, 46 years old, a Mexican citizen, for attempting to smuggle over half a million dollars in cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine to the United States through a lane of vehicles at the port of Lukeville , Arizona.Police arrested the driver of a Volkswagen Bora, 2009, after finding 37 packages of different sizes in a special compartment. The drug mixture had a combined weight over 38 pounds with an estimated value of $520,790The officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The driver was arrested and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement National Security Research.